23 He said, “I am (A)the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight[a] the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”

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  1. John 1:23 Or crying out, ‘In the wilderness make straight

23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness,(A) ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”[a](B)

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  1. John 1:23 Isaiah 40:3

(A)“Behold, I will send you (B)Elijah the prophet (C)before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.

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“See, I will send the prophet Elijah(A) to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes.(B)

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14 and if you are willing to accept it, he is (A)Elijah who is to come.

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14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.(A)

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